Social Studies Labs

Saturday, November 1, 2014


Make your social studies class engaging with social studies labs! #activities #socialstudies #typesofgovernment #earlyman #hominids #middleschool #elementaryschool

So I gave myself a goal this year. I want to add as many hands on, experiential activities into my class as possible. So far, they have been an amazing success! I blogged about this activity last month.





This week my kiddos got to experience what it felt like to be a hominid. They looooooved it and beg for more labs!!!
Homo Erectus building their tower.
Neanderthal and Cro Magnon
Homo Habilis very proud of their horrible tower and their lack of fine motor skills.





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5 comments

  1. Missing your posts... :) Hope all is well!

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    1. I just finished a killer class and didn't have time to blog. It is over, though, and I am back!

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  2. I really like the idea of labs for SS. I teach seventh grade social studies and language arts. What is your advice on how to go about starting this in my own classroom?
    Kelly Maurer

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  3. I really like the idea of labs for SS. I teach seventh grade social studies and language arts. What is your advice on how to go about starting this in my own classroom?
    Kelly Maurer

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  4. I really enjoyed the lab ideas you have! As a future social studies teacher, I am wondering what you do to increase your personal learning network?

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